NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM Daniel, Chapter Two REPRESENTS IN ITS TOTALITY ALL HUMAN GOVERNMENT The kingdom of God, the Church, conquers and supplants all human government and eventually destroys all other sovereignty and becomes the only government in the new earth. Human governments are inadequate t... [ Continue Reading ]
Part TwoDaniel's FortitudeChapter s 2-6 CHAPTER TWO I. DESPOT'S DREAMDaniel 2:1-16 a. CHALLENGE TO CHALDEANS TEXT: Daniel 2:1-6 1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him. 2 Then the king com... [ Continue Reading ]
b. DILEMMA OF THE DIVINERS TEXT: Daniel 2:7-11 7 They answered the second time and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation. 8 The king answered and said, I know of a certainty that ye would gain time, because ye see the thing is gone from me. 9 But... [ Continue Reading ]
c. SAVED BY THE SUBJUGATED TEXT: Daniel 2:12-16 12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13 So the decree went forth, and the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to be slain. 14 Then Daniel re... [ Continue Reading ]
II. DANIEL'S DECLARATIONDaniel 2:17-35 a. PRAYER TEXT: Daniel 2:17-24 17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions: 18 that they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions shou... [ Continue Reading ]
b. PROFESSION TEXT: Daniel 2:25-30 25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the children of the captivity of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. 26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belt... [ Continue Reading ]
c. PUBLICATION TEXT: Daniel 2:31-35 31 Thou, O king, sawest, and, behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the aspect thereof was terrible. 32 As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver,... [ Continue Reading ]
III. DICTATORSHIP'S DESTINYDaniel 2:36-49 a. FIRST THREE KINGDOMS TEXT: Daniel 2:36-39 36 This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. 37 Thou, O king, art king of kings, unto whom the God of heaven hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the... [ Continue Reading ]
b. FOURTH KINGDOM TEXT: Daniel 2:40-43 40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things; and as iron that crusheth all these, shall it break in pieces and crush. 41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters-' clay,... [ Continue Reading ]
c. FINAL KINGDOM TEXT: Daniel 2:44-45 44 And in the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, or shall the sovereignty thereof be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. 45... [ Continue Reading ]
d. FELICITOUS KING TEXT: Daniel 2:46-49 46 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odors unto him. 47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings... [ Continue Reading ]